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Food Pantries?

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

As I was doing laundry today, I noticed a flier for the Angel Food Ministries. It’s an organization that provides food through a network of churches throughout the U.S. There are two churches locally that provide the service (Queens Creek United Methodist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church). The menu for May (and I’m guessing [...]

Fat Challenge Day #12

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

The Fat:
I feel like I’m sitting on a yoyo…I weighed in at 195.5 this morning.
The Food:

Breakfast:

One serving of oatmeal

Snack:

Two Honey Wheat pretzel braids

Lunch:

Two turkey and cheese sandwich with sprouts

Snack:

Two Honey Wheat pretzel braids
Half of Fruit and Grain Strawberry cereal bar

Late Snack (5pm-ish):

One roast beef and cheese sandwich with sprouts

Dinner:

One Balsamic Chicken “sammie” from Quiznos
One glass [...]

Fat Challenge Day #11

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

The Fat:
A set back! I weighed in at 197 lbs this morning. I’m not sure why, as I didn’t eat that much yesterday.
The Food:

Breakfast:

One serving of oatmeal

Lunch:

One corned beef and cheese sandwich with sprouts

Snack:

Quarter of an untoasted bagel

Dinner:

Corned beef and cheese sandwich with sprouts on an untoasted bagel
Pasta salad 
Small glass of apple juice

Drink: [...]

Fat Challenge Day #10

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

The Fat:
I weighed in at a jaw-dropping 195 lbs this morning. I was shocked. Happy, but still shocked.
The Food:

Breakfast:

Homemade sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit

Lunch:

Peanut butter and jelly crustable sandwich
Small cup of sweet tea

Snack:

Half a 100-calorie Oreo cookie bar

Dinner:

Roast beef, turkey, and cheese sandwich on Italian bread
Pasta salad
Small glass of apple juice

Snack:

3 Girl Scout [...]

Fat Challenge Post #9

Monday, March 17th, 2008

The Fat:
The weekend caught up to me. I weighed in at 197. A pound more than yesterday.
The Food:

Breakfast:

Two servings of trail mix (spread throughout the morning)

Lunch:

Leftover Grilled barbeque chicken with cheesy brown rice and broccoli and cauliflower

Snack:

Half of an untoasted bagel eaten in quarters throughout the afternoon

Dinner:

Baby spinach greens salad with cucumber, peppers, onion, [...]

Fat Challenge Post #8: A new week

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

The Fat:
Surprisingly enough, even after yesterday gorging, I weighed in at 196 lbs this morning.
The Food:
Today was a pretty good food day.

Breakfast:

Sliced hard-boiled egg sandwich on ciabatta bread with baby spinach greens and blue cheese

Snack:

Handful of popcorn chickens and Combos

Dinner:

Grilled barbeque chicken with cheesy brown rice and broccoli and cauliflower

Snack/Desert:

Small Frosty from Wendy’s.

The Fitness:
No [...]

Fat Challenge Post #7

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

The Fat:
I seem to have collected a half-pound and weighed in at 196.5 this morning.
The Food:
Today was a tough food day. It was Soup in a Bowl at the Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts. Instead of reposting the entire listing of soups, read the post. I have no clue the caloric value of any of [...]

Soup in a Bowl

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

As I’ve mentioned, the Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts held their 6th annual Soup in a Bowl fundraiser today (photos available here). I’d say it was a pretty rousing success, especially in the “Darned Good Soups” category.
I had five hot soups plus one cold soup and two breads (there was a total of about [...]

Fat Challenge Post #6

Friday, March 14th, 2008

The Fat:
I weighed in at 196lbs. I was surprised because I felt like I ate a lot more food yesterday than I had been all week and I wasn’t able to exercise.
The Food:

Breakfast:

Slightly more than a single serving of oatmeal

Lunch:

Half of a grilled spinach wrap (grilled chicken, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, black olives, cucumbers, and bean [...]

Fat Challenge Post #5

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

The Fat:
I weighed in at 196 this morning.
The Food:

Breakfast:

One serving of oatmeal. No butter, no honey.

Snack:

1 Hershey’s Kiss chocolate

Lunch:

Half of a grilled spinach wrap (grilled chicken, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, black olives, cucumbers, and bean sprouts with tropical horseradish.
Half cup of potato salad
pickle
16 oz cup of lemonade

Snack:

Small apple
1 honey pretzel braid
20 oz bottle of lemonade

Dinner:

Half [...]